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PTA 211 Physical Agents Presentation Assignment
Grading Rubric
Pre-Clinical Education Requirements
Points
/5
Article: The article was submitted and approved in a timely manner so that it could be uploaded onto the website
/2
Interviewee: was identified by the presenters and his or her PT/PTA program was identified appropriately
/3
Partners: were identified in a timely manner so that they could collaborate on the presentation which was evident
during the presentation
Questions to be addressed by all presenters in each group
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/101
Where did the clinician(s) that you interviewed go to physical therapy school?
2. How comfortable would you say that the interviewed clinicians are with physical agents & therapeutic
1.
modalities?
3. Did the clinician you interviewed use modalities often or not at all? Was the frequency of use related to the patient
population or comfort level of the clinician?
4. How comfortable were your interviewees with your questions regarding the use of the physical agents & therapeutic
modalities mentioned in the article?
5. Did the individuals that you were interviewing “enjoy” speaking with you about what they had read?
6. Did they seem defensive or were they genuinely interested in the exchange of information and the discussion?
7. Did the article have any impact on the way that the clinicians you interviewed practice?
8. Do the clinicians that you selected for interview routinely utilize physical agents & therapeutic modalities in their
practice setting?
9. What specialty areas of practice do you feel the “modality” that was discussed in the article would be of the most
potential benefit?
10. What are your thoughts regarding the “modalities” mentioned in the article that you read?
11. Did you think that the article utilized the modalities appropriately based upon what you have learned and the
experience that you have had with them?
12. Would you have changed anything about the use of the modality and if so what would that have been?
13. Did you discuss anything else with the clinicians you spoke to that the article sparked a discussion about? If yes, what
was it?
On a scale of 1-10 where ten is very comfortable, how would you rate your current comfort level with physical agents as
compared to your first week of class? Has this assignment changed your comfort level in any way? How?
TOTAL SCORE
Grading Instructions:
Listen to each of the presentations of your peers. The requirements for the presentation are the same for everyone in the class and
are listed above. As you are listening to each presentation, please indicate the degree to which you feel that the presenters
addressed each of the requirements by placing a number next to the total possible number for that requirement. If you have
suggestions for improvement, please write them in the comments suggestion with the name of the classmate. Please total out the
final score. Thank you! This is intended to be helpful to you and your classmates. There is always room for improvement!
No points will be earned on your part if you give everyone perfect scores! Please provide constructive
feedback for your classmates.